Directive Illocutionary Acts in the Movie the Devil Wears Prada by Aline Brosh McKenna: A Pragmatics Study

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10.2991/978-94-6463-608-6_9How to use a DOI?

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Pragmatics; Language; directive illocutionary acts

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the types and functions of directive illocutionary acts contained in the dialogue of the movie “The Devil Wears Prada”. The problem identified is how the characters in the movie use directive illocutionary acts to achieve their communicative goals. The research method used is qualitative method with the technique of noting the dialog. The research stages include data selection in the form of dialog in the movie, classification and analysis of types and functions of directive illocutionary acts. The theory used is the theory according to Bach and Harnish (1979) about the type of directive illocutionary acts and about the function of directive illocutionary acts according to Jakobson (1960).

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AU  - Deden Novan Setiawan Nugraha
AU  - Lisani Muthi
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/12/27
TI  - Directive Illocutionary Acts in the Movie the Devil Wears Prada by Aline Brosh McKenna: A Pragmatics Study
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st Widyatama International Conference on Management, Social Science and Humanities (ICMSSH 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 72
EP  - 78
SN  - 2352-5398
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DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-608-6_9
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